Douglas Scott Close, 25, Park Street, was arrested earlier on charges of setting four of those fires.

On Wednesday, Close was charged in two more arsons. One was a two story house along Route 3003 in Lower Turkeyfoot Township on Oct. 29, 2002. The second fire was a one story cabin on 226 Covered Bridge Road, Lower Turkeyfoot Township between Feb. 12-13, 2003.

He was in Somerset County Jail on the first set of charges. His bond was set in a Nov. 5 arraignment before District Justice Sandra Stevanus of Confluence at $1,000 each for the new set of charges. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 24.

Metheney was charged with arson in seven cases including:

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A two story house along Route 523 in Lower Turkeyfoot Township on Oct. 20, 2002; a two story house along Route 3003 in Lower Turkeyfoot Township on Oct. 29, 2002; the Confluence Lumber company, in Confluence Borough, Dec. 1, 2002; a 1994 Freightliner truck parked in the American Legion parking lot in Ursina Borough, Jan. 14, 2003; a one story cabin along Peck Road in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Jan. 29; a one story cabin at 226 Covered Bridge Road, Lower Turkeyfoot Township Feb. 12-13, and a one story cabin along High Point Road in Addison Township, Oct. 7.

He was arraigned before District Justice Stevanus Nov. 5 and jailed on $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing for him is scheduled for Nov. 13.